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I’m a creature of habit and when my habits are broken, I’m not always the best at coping.

When I’m taking medicine, I keep myself in a habit so I actually remember to take the pills.

It’s actually really, really difficult for me. So once I get into a groove, it’s a relief.

The problem is, once I start a trip, I pull myself out of that groove. I start missing doses when traveling and once I get back, I have to rebuild the habit I used to have.

My doctor starting putting me on medicine that can have pretty big effects if I miss some of my doses. So the stakes of forgetting to take the medicine just got higher.

I was looking around for solutions–like systems that remind you when you haven’t taken your medicine. But I found when there are alerts on my computer, I’m not always in the same place the medicine is in. So it makes me feel guilty but doesn’t actually result in me taking the medicine.

Furthermore, I forget to tell the alert system when I do take the medicine. So everything turns into a giant blur of alerts without meaning.

Occasionally, I’ve taken my medicine twice. Oops.

Then I found PillPack online. They measure out your different medications and deliver them to you in packs you take at different times of the day.

Pill Pack Review

What I love about this is you can clearly see whether or not you’ve taken your medicine yet. And you are in a place to immediate act upon that reminder.

I sent them the name of my pharmacy and what time I take all my medications and they took care of the rest.

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You might consider using MediSafe (http://www.medisafe.com/). A simple solution to remind you when to take your medication with the added advantage of letting other check on you if you forgot to take the medication.